worship
worship
noun
worshipper
noun
noun
- [mass noun]the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity
敬神；拜神
worship of the Mother Goddess.
敬拜圣母。
ancestor worship.
敬拜祖先。
■the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies
敬神仪式；拜神活动
the church was opened for public worship.
开放教堂让公众进行敬奉活动。
■adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown towards a person or principle
崇拜；崇敬，爱慕，仰慕
Krushchev threw the worship of Stalin overboard.
赫鲁晓夫摒弃了斯大林的个人崇拜。
■(archaic)honour given to someone in recognition of their merit
(古)名望，声誉
■[as title](His/Your Worship)(chiefly Brit.)used in addressing or referring to an important or high-ranking person, especially a magistrate or mayor
(主英)阁下（对重要或上层人士的称呼，尤用于称呼地方官员或市长）
we were soon joined by His Worship the Mayor.
市长阁下很快加入我们的行列。
- [with obj.]show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honour with religious rites
敬奉；信奉
the Maya built jungle pyramids to worship their gods.
玛雅人建造丛林金字塔以敬奉诸神。
■treat (someone or something) with the reverence and adoration appropriate to a deity
崇拜，敬重
she adores her sons and they worship her.
她很爱儿子们，他们也非常敬重她。
■[no obj.]take part in a religious ceremony
参加宗教仪式；敬神；拜神
he went to the cathedral because he chose to worship in a spiritually inspiring building.
他去大教堂是因为他选择在一座能在精神上激励人的建筑物里拜神。
worshipper
noun
- (美 亦作 worshiper)
- Old English weorthscipe 'worthiness, acknowledgement of worth' (see worth, -ship)
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